The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-12-30


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wAsnIxGsox. Dcc IA--A perusal q me
congressional directory, recently issued.
shows that only six % the thirty-eixht |
States havs sent % ths Fiftieth Congress
senators and Representative who are ~
natives Of the States they represent
These States arc Ma ne. Delaware. Mary.
land. North Carolina, South Carolina ana
West Virginia. Some Of the new states
IN the West. Of course, have very few
natives who have ever been honored ~tn
seats IN Congrss& u seems rather odd
though. that 20 mAny Of the older states
along the Atlantic coast are represented IN
Congress by distinguished gentlemen who
we're not only horn and reared In other
States, but the Eastern delegations in
cluds many who were born and brought
M in foreign lands. Senator Evarts, Of
New York. was born AZ Boston In ISIS.
and Il was not until iS4i that he removed
70 New York. His honors arc too well
known TO be mentioned here. Senator
Hawley. Of Connecticut, was horn down In
North Carolina, graduated atlaw ~ Ham,
ilton College, New York. In 1887. but did not
bscome resident Of Hartford until 1870
Like many others. he abandoned law for
Journalism. and his greatest success In
professional life has been his editorial
unanagsment Of the Hartford Cour0nt
Even the ancient State Of New Jersey has
outsiders Cor Senators. Mr.. Mcpherson Il
. native Of New York, and did mot be-
some Jersey man until 1859 Mr.. Blodg-
ut, the other Jersey Senator. saw the
light Of day in New Hampshire. and lived
In the Granite State until 1865. New York,
the Empire State. has, however. produceda
large number Of men who are At present
Senators from other States
The Oldest men in the present Congress
are Senators Morrill,. Of Vermont. and
! Payne. OF Ohio. They were both born IN
the same year-1sio. Mr.. Morrill, shows
his ago more than Mr.. Payne. Each Is un-
| usually tall and very spare in build. SEN
ators Evarts and Reagan were born in the
4 same year-16la The Texas Senator Is
much the younger looking, and weighs
I In the neighborhood OF two hundred and
| fifty pounds, while the eminent New York
er IL dwavfsh in appearance. and dos
not weight over one hundred pounds.
| Senator Evarfs' clothes bag on him. and
he was never known to wear . silk hat
lust In the style. The Pennsylvania SEN
ators, Messrs. Cameron and Quay, were,
born In the same year-1S31. and are there
fore fifty -four years Of age. Senators
Sawyer OF Wisconsin. and Dawes. OF
Massachusetts, ara among the oldest in
the Senate, both having been born
IN 1916 Senators Hoar, OF Mas.
sachusstts. and Eimonds, Of Vermont,
are not a. old as may BE- generally
supposed. thu one having been born In
1876. the other In 1873. making them fifty-
nine and sixty-one years Of are respect
lively. Senators George. Of Mississippi:
Stockbridce. Of Michigan: Wilson. Of
Iowa: VOORHEES,. Of Indiana: Ransom. Of
North Carol m. and Hawley. Of Connecti-
cut. are about the same age IS Senator
Edm1nds. though the latter looks older.
possibly. than any Of them. A large pro
portion OF the Senators were born In the
twenties. and this grouping takes IN
Senator Sherman. who was born in 1s23
There are not many very old men in the
Honse Messrs- Kelley, Buckaiew ans
O'Nel. Of Pennsylvania arr about IN
! Oldest having been horn in 1914 and 1se
respectively. Messrs Randall and Mil
are both under s'xtv. Mr.. Cox. Of New
. York, Is sixty -four: Speaker Carlisle !
I only fifty-two: Mr.. Breckinridge. Of Ken
tuckv. Is two years his Junior. but look
? older on account Of his sncw-white hal
( tand beard: Mr.. Reed. Of Maine. the ieade
of the R-puhlicans. T. only forty eight
. Mr.. Mckinley. of Ohio. j. only forty
three. aud Mr.. William Walter Phelps. O
New JERSEY. il only forty-eight re-
: hans a majority Of the representative
4 are under fifty.
! Tbs Youngest man IN the House II Nj
phslan. az Tennessee. Who was thirty-on
on the nth or the present month; and II
next Youngest Il Mr.. In Toilette. of wis
consin. who was thirtv-two on June IA I
4 this wear. La Toilette was tho voutge'
|. member OF the last House. and Ward
I Chicago. was next youngest Both Phels
. aud Ia Toilette are wearing heavy blas
! boards. which give them the appearan'
4 really OF being oder men than 3es<r
r Anderson. OF Illinois, and Yosf. Of VI
4 rinin. who were both born in 1sS, On
Z Are therefore thirty-four years
: age. Senator Kenna Il still the younre
IL Of the Senators. being only thirty-nin
n and his colleague. Senator Faulkner,
|. the next Youngest. being forty, Senate
n Daniel. spooncr aud Riddleberger RAJ
= next IN youfhfu'ne<s. their ages beiI
"A forfv-fwo. forfv-three and forty-four. !
m srectiveiy. or Missourians in the Hon
r only six of the fourteen are natives OF q
4. state. viz: Messrs. Dockerv. Hear
h. Hutton. O'Neill, Glover and Gard
,e Mansur. Burnes. Stone. Bland and Hate
v though. have lived in Missouri 80 maj
= wears thatno one ever takes into consid
n alton that they were born in other Stat
m Senator cockrell Il a native throu
ic and through BY birth. education and re-
"a dence. Senator Vest went 70 the state
1ss3 from Kentucky. and II he y not me
n Missourian than he - any thing else
enc has ever remarked upon 10. OF
n. twenty Representatives from Illinois, on
two are natives Of the State--Ness
70 Hopkins. OF the Fifth district. .
4 Thomas. or the Twentieth district.
Cannon Is . s.tarheci." being nat
cd Of North Carolina Mr.. Townshel
=. q Marvlander; Mr.. Baker. Kentuckia
"a Messrs. Anderson and Landes, virr
on ians, and even Mr.. Springer was b
70 over in Indiana. but became . resident
Illinois when only twelve years Of a
en- Frank T.awler, Of Chicago, - not nat
on Yrishman, ~ IL generally supposed. h
nd ing been born In Rochester, n. r.,
aRoe Chester" as he hims
"a calls Il when speaking Of the pl
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